2016 All Stars match

The 2016 All Stars match was the sixth annual representative exhibition All Stars match. For the first time, the match was played between the Indigenous All Stars and a World All Stars team.

2016 (2016) All Stars match  ()
Indigenous All Stars World All Stars 8 12
1 2 3 4 Total IND 0 4 0 4 8 WAS 0 4 8 0 12
Date	Saturday 13 February 2016
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium
Location	Brisbane
Preston Campbell Medal	James Graham (WAS)
Advance Australia Fair	Jessica Mauboy
Referees	Matt Cecchin, Allan Shortall
Attendance	37,339
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Nine Network
Commentators	Mat Thompson Peter Sterling Wally Lewis Andrew Johns
NRL All Stars Game ← 2015 2017 →

Teams

INDIGENOUS ALL STARS	Position	WORLD ALL STARS
Greg Inglis (c)	Fullback	Jordan Kahu
Edrick Lee	Wing	Semi Radradra
Will Chambers	Centre	Jarrod Croker
James Roberts	Centre	Josh Morris
Dane Gagai	Wing	Nene Macdonald
Ben Barba	Five-eighth	Gareth Widdop
Tyrone Roberts	Halfback	Adam Reynolds
Ryan James	Prop	James Graham
Craig Garvey	Hooker	Cameron Smith (c)
Andrew Fifita	Prop	Tom Burgess
Joel Thompson	2nd Row	Martin Taupau
Sam Thaiday	2nd Row	Ryan Hoffman
Greg Bird	Lock	Jeremy Smith
Tyrone Peachey	Interchange	Michael Ennis
Jack Wighton	Interchange	Kane Evans
Wade Graham	Interchange	Konrad Hurrell
Jamie Soward	Interchange	Trent Merrin
David Fifita	Interchange	Beau Scott
Leilani Latu	Interchange	Matthew Wright
Will Smith	Interchange	-
Laurie Daley	Coach	Wayne Bennett

¹ - Tyson Frizell was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jeremy Smith.^[1]
2 - Robbie Farah was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead attend Super Bowl 50. He was replaced by Michael Ennis.^[2]
3 - Johnathan Thurston was originally selected to play but withdrew to instead participate in the World Club Series. Greg Inglis was handed the captaincy. Tyrone Roberts was moved from the bench to Halfback and Thurston was replaced by Jamie Soward.^[3]
4 - Lachlan Maranta was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. He was replaced by Jordan Kahu.^[4]
5 - Blake Ferguson was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. James Roberts was moved from the bench to the Centres and Ferguson was replaced by Edrick Lee.^[5]
6 - Nathan Peats was originally selected to play but withdrew due to injury. Ray Thompson was moved from the bench to Hooker and Peats was replaced by Craig Garvey.^[6]
7 - Trent Hodkinson was originally selected to play but withdrew. He was replaced by Adam Reynolds.^[7]
8 - Sam Burgess was originally selected to play but withdrew and Chris Lawrence was added to the team.^[8]
9 - Simon Mannering withdrew due to the birth of his son and was replaced by Ryan Hoffman.^[9]
10 - Roger Tuivasa-Sheck withdrew due to injury. Jordan Kahu moved to fullback and Konrad Hurrell was added to the bench.^[10]
11 - Chris Grevsmuhl and Alex Johnston were both withdrawn from the squad and replaced by David Fifita and Leilani Latu. Andrew Fifita was promoted to the starting side, with Sam Thaiday shifting to the back row in place of Grevsmuhl. Edrick Lee started on the wing in place of Johnston, with David Fifita and Latu joining the interchange bench.^[11]
12 - Matthew Wright and Beau Scott replaced Antonio Winterstein and Paul Gallen.^[12]
13 - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal from the World All Stars line up. He was replaced in the starting side by Martin Taupau. The lateness of Lawrence's withdrawal meant the World All Stars only had a 19-man squad.^[13]

World All Star selection

The World All Stars team was planned to feature a minimum of four players each from Australia, New Zealand and England, while the remaining players were planned to be made up from other nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, PNG and France. However, only three New Zealand players were selected. The World All Stars team had to include at least one player – and a maximum of two players - from each NRL club.^[14] The Australia, New Zealand and England captains were planned to be automatic selections for the team, however Super League players were not available for selection which included the English captain.

Australia	New Zealand	England	Others
Cameron Smith Jarrod Croker Josh Morris Adam Reynolds Beau Scott Chris Lawrence* Trent Merrin Michael Ennis Ryan Hoffman	Martin Taupau Jordan Kahu Jeremy Smith	James Graham Gareth Widdop Tom Burgess	Semi Radradra Kane Evans Matthew Wright Nene Macdonald Konrad Hurrell
Total: 9	Total: 3	Total: 3	Total: 5

* - Chris Lawrence was a last minute withdrawal. Due to the lateness he was not replaced.

Result

Indigenous All Stars	8 – 12	World All Stars
Tries: Leilani Latu (40') 1 Dane Gagai (63') 1 Goals: Jamie Soward 0/2		Tries: Konrad Hurrell (32') 1 Semi Radradra (42') 1 Goals: Jarrod Croker 0/1 Adam Reynolds 2/2

13 February 2016 7.05pm (AEST)

Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 37,399 Preston Campbell Medal: James Graham Referee: Matt Cecchin & Allan Shortall

Women's All Stars match

2016 (2016) Women All Stars match  ()
Indigenous Women All Stars Women All Stars 4 24
1 Total IND 0 4 WAS 10 24
Date	Saturday 13 February 2016
Stadium	Suncorp Stadium
Location	Brisbane
Woman of the Match	Maddie Studdon
Advance Australia Fair	TBA
Referees	Jarred Maxwell, Ben Cummins
Broadcast partners
All Stars match ← 2015 2017 →

For the fifth time, a Women's match was held as part of the fixture.^[15]

Women's Teams

INDIGENOUS WOMEN ALL STARS	Position	WOMEN ALL STARS
Casey Karklis	Fullback	Sam Hammond
Latoya Billy	Wing	Karina Brown
Tallisha Harden (c)	Centre	Annette Brander
Caitlyn Moran	Centre	Corban McGregor
Narikah Johnson	Wing	Chelsea Baker
Nakia Davis-Welsh	Five-eighth	Allana Ferguson
Jenni-Sue Hoepper	Halfback	Maddie Studdon
Rebecca Young	Prop	Steph Hancock (c)
Kelsey Parkins	Hooker	Brittany Breayley
Ashleigh Singleton	Prop	Heather Ballinger
Emma-Marie Young	2nd Row	Kezie Apps
Jasmin Allende	2nd Row	Renae Kunst
Elizabeth Cook-Black	Lock	Ruan Sims
Lauren Motlop	Interchange	Charmayne Nathan
Simone Smith	Interchange	Kody House
Lavina Phillips	Interchange	Vanessa Foliaki
Rebecca Riley	Interchange	Simaima Taufa-Kautai
Carly Phillips	Interchange	Shanice Parker
Dean Widders	Coach	Steve Folkes

Result

The Women's All Stars exhibition match was held as a curtain raiser for the men's 2016 All Stars match and was won by the NRL Women's All Stars.^[16]

Indigenous Woman All Stars	4 – 24	Woman All Stars team
Tries: 1 Elizabeth Cook-Black Goals: nil	Report[17] Report[18]	Tries: 5 2 Heather Ballinger Chelsea Baker Shanice Parker Sam Bremner Goals: 2 2 Maddie Studdon

13 February 2016 7.15pm (AEST)

Suncorp Stadium Attendance: : Referee: Jarred Maxwell & Ben Cummins Player of the Match: Maddie Studdon

References

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17. Webeck, Tony (13 February 2016). "Experience wins out in Women's clash". NRL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
18. Garry, Chris (14 February 2016). "Opening onslaught set the pace". Courier Mail. p. 61.